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Partial Genealogy

of THE

FERRIS FAMILY.

COMPILED BY

CHARLES E. CROWELL

Counselor at Law
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, N. J.

PUBLISHED BY

CHARLES E. CROWELL and ANTONIO RASINES,

Greatgrandsons (3) of

JAMES FERRIS

THE LIBRARY

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
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FERRIS ARMS AND CREST.

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many horse-shoes of the field.

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The Ferris family was originally from Leicester-
shire, England, and descended from the honse of
Feriers, Ferrerr, Ferrets or Ferris, the first mem-
ber of which (in England) was Henry de Feriers,
the son of Guelchelme de Feriers, Master of the
House of the Duke of Normandy, who obtained of
the Conqueror large grants of land in the counties of
Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire. It
is said he took an active part in the Battle of Hast-
ings, having invaded England with the Conqueror.
From Guelchelme de Feriers and Win. de Ferers,
Earl of Derby, descends the Ferrers of Groby,
who bore for their paternal coat of arms gu seven
mascles or, a canton erm, while their Westchester
descendants carried gu a fleur de lis or a canton
erm with a crescent for the difference.

Jeffrey Ferries or Ferris is first heard of in
Watertown, Mass., where he was admitted a free-
man, May 6, 1635. He must have been residing
at Fairfield, Conn., at the time of his death, ac-
cording to the following extract taken from the
Probate record : Order of the Court of Probate. —
Fairfield, on estate of Jeffrey Ferris, relative to
marriage contract with his deceased wife Susanna,
by which he agreed to pay certain legacies
to children of Robert Lockwood, deceased, ac-
cording to the administration entered in Courte
20th October, 1658, &c. It is very evident that
Jeffrey Ferries, or Ferres removed from Water-
town, Mass., toWethersfield, Connecticut, thence to
Stamford, Ct., in 1640, and became an original

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freeholder. The history of Stamford, by Hunting-
ton, says at page 31 he was made freeman in Bos-
ton in 1635 ; came with first settlers and received
10 acres assignment of land. Savage says he was
from Watertown, Mass., where he was made free-
man, thence to Wethersfield, and from Wethers-
field in 1656, one of the eleven Greenwich men who
petitioned to be accepted under the New Haven
jurisdiction will probated in Fairfield, as heretofore
stated, January 6, 1664, &c. Tradition invests the
immigration of this family to this country with
the lines of romantic adventure. The ancestress,
who was also high born, following her lover out
into this western world to share with him here the
fortunes which English aristocracy would not
allow. Jeffrey died 31 May, 1666 and
Susannah, his first wife, died at Grinwich, Decem-
ber 23, 1660. Before marrying Jeffrey Ferris she
was the widow of Robert Lockwood by whom she
apparently had one daughter, Mary Lockwood,
and a son, Jonathan Lockwood. Huntington says
Judy Burns (who must have been his second wife),
receipted for her widow's portion in his estate
March 6, 1667, and his will names his wife Judy,
son James, son Jonathan Lockwood and Mary
Lockwood, son Peter's three children and son
Joseph's two.

I. Jeffrey left the following issue :

II. John Ferris, married twice, Mary and Grace.

II. Peter Ferris ; born July 5, 1654 died Septem-
ber 28, 1706 ; married Elizabeth Reynolds.

II. Joseph Ferris ; born September 20, 1657 ; mar-
ried Ruth, daughter of Nicholas Knapp.

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II. James Ferris.

Peter, Joseph and James Ferris, and Jonathan
Lockwood were apparently the administrators of
Jeffrey's will. See receipt of John Ferris in ap-
pendix.

II. Joseph Ferris, son of Jeffrey, married Ruth

Knapp, September 20, 1657 ; issue :

III. Joseph.

III. Peter; born Septembers, 1660.

III. Joseph Ferris, son of Joseph, married Mary

. December 12, 1686 ; issue.

IV. Joseph ; b. Men. 31, 1688.
IV. Mary; b. Dec. 12, 1690.
IV. Nathan; b. Oct. 22, 1694.
IV. Samuel; b. Sept. 5, 1696.

IV. Elizabeth; b. Mch. 19, 1698-9.
IV. Abigail; b. Apl. 13, 1701.
IV. Hannah ; b. June 20, 1704.
IV. Deborah; b. Aug. 27, 1706.

III. Peter Ferris, married ; issue :

IV. Elizabeth; b. Nov. 28, 1659; d. May 2, 1660.
IV. Joseph ; b. June 20, 1657.

IV. b. June 20, 1659.

IV. Mary ; b. May 2, 1662.
IV. Elizabeth ; b. Jany. 2, 1664.

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II. James Ferris, son of Jeffrey, had an estate in
Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1672. Oliver
Ferris, formerly of Greenwich, a soldier
of the Revolutionary War, was probably a
grandson of James, purchased "Wool-
fort's Roost," married Abigail, daughter
of John LocJcwood, of Greenwich, and had
the following issue :
Elizabeth, married Aaron Close.

Letty,

a

Daniel Ackerman

Mary,

a

Jacob Storms.

Abigail,

a

Daniel Dutclier.

Sarah,

a

Smith Scojield.

Martha,

u

John Jewell.

Benson ; b. Mch. 21, 1794 ; married

d. July, 1882.

It is said Oliver Ferris served under Montgomery
in the invasion of Canada, and was present in 1775
at the capture of St. Johns. In 1802 he removed
from Greenwich to Westchester and purchased
from Major Van Tassel, Woolfort's Roost.

Benson Ferris ; lived in Tarrytown ; m

issue Wm. A. Ferris, Benson Ferris, Jr.,
Jemima Ferris, Oliver Ferris, President
of Tarrytown Natl. Bank.

II. Peter Ferris, son of Jeffery, was made a free-
man in 1662 and representative in 1667 ; a
large grant of land was confirmed in Peter
Ferris May 26, 1685. Elizabeth, his daugh-
ter, d. May 2, 1660.

II. John Ferris, son of Jeffry or Jeffery Ferris.
The New England Historical and G. Re-

ports, Vol. 42, p. 311, says: John Ferris
was born in Leicestershire, England, in
1649, and emigrated to Fairfield, Connecti-
cut ; this statement the compiler ques-
tions : at any rate it is a fact that he moved
to Westchester in 1654 and was one of the
first patentees of Westchester. Gov. Nich-
ols, 1667, Gov. Dongan, 1686, Indian deed
1692. Bolton's History of Westchester,
Vol. II, p. 234, says he was one of the ten
proprietors of Throckmorton' s Neck inl667.
Throgmorton's Point or Neck was named
after John Throgmorton, an Englishman,
who took a grant for it under the Dutch
a. d. 1643. The name says Judge Benson
has been attenuated from Thogmorton's
to Throg's Neck. It is said that he ob-
tained land on the neck probably from
purchase from Thomas Pell, formerly of
Fairfield ; he lived to an advanced age and
died March, 1715, leaving five sons and

four daughters hereinafter named. John
Ferris was a son of Jeffry and not a
brother ; he was married twice ; his first

wife was Mary , who died in 1704,

and his second wife Grace, who died in
Flushing, Long Island, December 31st,
1715, same year as her husband. John
became a Friend or Quaker, as he is so
mentioned in the records ; he left issue :

III. Peter, married Susannah

III. Mary, married March 12, 1685, Nathaniel
UnderltiU. Mayor of the Borough of
Westchester.

III. Samuel, one of the first assistants and Com-
mon Council of Westchester ; married in
1699, Sarah Pinckney, daughter of John
Pinckney.

III. James Ferris, married Anna Sands, of Sands
Point, Long Island ; died 1746 ; proprietor
of "The Homestead," at Throggs Neck.

III. Johnathan, of Courtlandt Manor, married
; died 1753.

III. John, of Westchester, married Elizabeth
; died 1729.

III. Phebe ; born April 11, 1700 ; married Edward
Burlin or Burling.

III. Martha, married Clark.

III. Sarah, married, 1st, Solomon Palmer,

; 2d, Samuel Harrison, Oct. 8, 1719.

III. Hannah ; born February 12, 1705 ; married
William Mott; born Jan'y 20, 1674; he
died June 30, 1730 ; she died Apl. 25, 1760 ;
issue William, who married Elizabeth
Valentine ; issue Dr. Henry Mott ; mar-
ried Jane Wall ; issue Dr. Valentine Mott,
distinguished surgeon.

III. Peter Ferris, son of John, and grandson of
Jeffrey, as described in a deed in 1721, as
of Westchester. In 1725 Peter Ferris,
Esq., of Momaroneck, and Susannah his
wife convey a piece of land bequeathed by
his honored father, John Ferris by his last
will. Subsequently Peter Ferris, gentle-
man, and Moses Fowler, gentleman, and

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Edward Burling or Burlin, gentleman,
unite in conveying lands in East Chester,

Eastchester branch of Westchester
County Ferrises, Peter Ferris and
Susannah ; issue :

IV. Gilbert; m. Sarah Fowler.
IV. Joshua.

IV. Jonathan ; m. 1st, Rachel Dean ; 2d, Eliza-
beth Miller.
IV. Caleb.

Gilbert Ferris lived in East Chester. His wife
was a daughter of Moses Fowler ; issue —
V. Richard.

V. Susan; m. Angemne.

V. Eleanor ; m. Davis.

V. Abigail; m. 1st , Hay lies ; m. 2d,

Munday.
V. Stephen; m.
V. George; m. 1st, Jemima Tramp ; m. 2d, Sarah

Carpenter.
V. Solomon; m. Lydia.
V. John ; m. Sarah WatJcins.

V. Stephen Ferris, son of Gilbert ; married

issue ;

VI. Cornelius.

VI. Sarah.
VI. James.

"VI. Susan.

VI. Eliza.

VI. Jane.

VI. Catharine; m. Lawrence.

VI. Richard.

VI. George.

V. Solomon Ferris, son of Gilbert ; b. 25 Aug.,

1766 ;d. 19 Oct., 1860; m. Lydia ; b. 8
Apr., 1775 ; d. 16 Nov., 1870. They lived
at Highlands, opposite Po'keepsie ; issue

VI. Anning F.

VI. Jt>A/i /ay/ unm. ; b. 15 Feb., 1796; d. 14

Feb., 1875.
VI. Harwy.
VI. Eleanor ; m. William A. Smith; d. 31 Dec,

1825, ». 24 y.
VI. Sarah; m. Joshua D'Angevine ; d. 28 Feb.,

1829, a3. 29 y.
VI. Nelson ; m. Deyo ; b. 22 June, 1806 ;

d. 28 July, 1859.
VI. Electa ; m. John Thompson, organizer of the

1st Natl. Bank & Chase Natl. Bank, New

York ; their son Fred. Ferris Thompson is

a banker.
VI. Mary A. ; m. Saml. Clark ; d. 10 Mar., 1830 ;

8d. 19 y.
VI. Julia R. ; m. Nathl, DuBois ; b. 2 Sept.,

1818 ; d. 12 July, 1849.
VI. Samuel C. ; b. 1815 ; d. 26 May, 1830.

V. George Ferris, son of Gilbert ; m. 1st Jemima

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Trams ; m. 2nd Sarah Carpenter ; issue :
VI. Jemima; m. Caleb Bedell.
VI. Euphemy ; m. Oakley.

VI. Nathaniel ; m. Mary Warner.
VI. Lanning ; m. Cordelia Bennett.
VI. Ebenezer ; m. Mary Pear sail.
VI. Gilbert; m. Maria

V. /ok Ferris, son of Gilbert; b. 24 Feb., 1772; d.
23 Feb., 1824; m. 1 Oct., 1793, Sarah Watkins ;
dan. Joseph Watkins; b. 20 Sept., 1772; d. 27
June, 1852 ; issue :

VI. Frances; b. 27 Oct., 1794; d. 9 Oct., 1796.

VI. Anna; b. 29 Aug., 1796; d. 22 May, 1824;

m. 1814 James Farrand ; he d. 1828 ;
issue :

VII. Cornelius I. ; m. Eliz. McAuley ; b. 1S15 ; d.

1846.

VII. Charlotte B. ; m. James Edwards ; b. 1817.
VII. Emily Watkins; m. Abraham B. Ludlam ;

b. 1819.
VII. Sarah; b. 1821.
VI. Isaac {see post).

VI. Harriet; b. 6 Sept., 1800; d. 24 Mch., 1814.
VI. Charlotte; b. 25 July, 1802 ; d. 23 May, 1821.
VI. Eliza W. ; b. 6 Sept., 1804 ; d. 23 May, 1827.
VI. Sarah Emily ; b. 20 Sept., 1806; d. 1 Apr.,

1815.
VI. Albert; b. 24 Sept., 1S08 ; d. 16 Nov., 1861.

V. Isaac Ferris, son of John Ferris, b. Oct., 1798;

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d. 16 June, 1873 ; m. 1st 30 Dec, 1820, Catharine
Burchan; b. 18 May, 1801 ; d. 9 Sept., 1837; is-
sue :

VII. Charlotte E. ; b. 22 Dec, 1822 ; d. unm.
VII. John Mason; b. 17 Jan., 1825, a clergyman

with degree D. D. ; resides at Flatbush,

L. I.

VII. Richard B. ; b. 6 Jan., 1827 ; Vice-Prest. of
Bank of New York.

VII. Catharine B. ; b. 8 Apr., 1830; m. George
E. Lockwood.

VII. Sarah W. ; b. 3 Oct., 1832 ; unm.

VII. Anna Truax ; b. 22 Feb., 1835 ; d. 18 Aug.,

1839.
VII. Laura G. ; b. 31 July, 1837 ; m. Louis Viele

28 Feb., 1839.

Isaac Ferris ; m. 2nd, Sarah J. Crygier ; b. 28
Nov., 1811 ; d. 2 July, 1848 ; issue :
VII. Mary A. ; b. 9 Oct., 1845 ; unm.
VII. Isaac Ward ; b. 23 March, 1840 ; m. Cornelia

S. Danforth, dau. of Judge Peter S. Dan-

forth.

Isaac Ferris, D. D., LL.D., Third Chancellor
of the New York University ; resided in the City of
New York during the most of his life. He married
1 Oct., 1850, 3rd Letitia Storm ; b. 12 Oct., 1850 ;
dau. of Abraham G. Storm and Susan Van Wyck,
of Po'keepsie, N. Y. ; issue :
VII. Edward Storm; b. 30 Nov., 1851 ; d. 16 Apr.,

1854.
VII. Harriet Frances ; b. 9 July, 1854 ; d. 1

Aug., 1870.

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VII. Morris Patterson; b. 3 Oct., 1855; m. 4

Sept., 1879 ; Mary Lanman Douw, dau.
of John de Peyster Douw, and Marianna
Chandler Lanman ; issue :

VIII. Mary Van Rensselaer ; b. 28 Aug., 1880.
VIII. Morris Douw ; b. 12 Feb., 1884.

VIII. Van Wyck ; b. 28 May, 1890.

Morris P. Ferris, A. B., and LL.B., University
of the City of New York, is a practicing lawyer in
the City of New York, a member of a number of
clubs and colonial societies, and a resident of
Yonkers.

IV. Jonathan Ferris, son of Peter Ferris, born at

Eastchester February 15, 1732 ; died at
Peekskill, August 8th or 26th, 1798 ; mar-
ried first Rachel Dean ; born 1731 ; died
May 6th, 1779 ; married second Elizabeth or
Betsey Miller ; had issue by both wives.
Issue of Jonathan and Rachel Dean :

V. Joseph ; b. Peekskill Nov. 15, 1757 ; d. Peeks-

kill Nov. 23, 1841; m. Lydia Seymour; born

1763 ; died 1837.
V. Caleb D.; b. Peekskill ; d. ; m. Eliza-
beth Lent ; b. 1768 ; d. 1844.
V. Joshua; b. Peekskill ;d. ; m. Eliza

Hathaway.
V. Benjamin ; b. Peekskill ; d. 1797 ; m.

first Anna Post; second Anna Maria

Schieffelin.
V. Hon. Jonathan; b. Peekskill March 18, 1779 ;

died at Ithaca, N. Y., while temporarily

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absent Sept. 6, 1838 ; married at Peekskil

Feb'y 13, 1800 ; Jane Owen; b. 1783 ; d.

Oct. 20, 1845.
V. Sarah; b. Peekskill ; d. ; m. Richard

Currey or Curry.
V. Susannah ; b. Peekskill ; d. ; m.

Smith Jones ; issue : Rachel Jones.
V. Deborah; b. Peekskill ;d. ;m. Ben-

jamin Drake ; issue : Caleb Drake.
Phebe ; b. Peekskill ; d. m. Henry Louns-

bury or Lounsberry ; issue : Benj. L.
V. Peter ; b. Peekskill ; d. ; m.

Lounsbury.
V. John ; Peekskill, June 7, 1769 ; d. Peekskill,

Feb'y 25, 1789; issue of Jonathan and

Betsey Miller.

V. Elizabeth; b. Peekskill ; d. ; m. John

Jacobs.
V. Rebecca ; b. Peekskill, ; d. ; m.

Lyon's settled in the West.

V. Fanny ; b. Peekskill, ; d. ; m. Caleb

Wetmore.

Note. — It is stated that Jonathan had a son

Charles who married ; had issue Mary

Ferris ; married ; issue : Lillian

Blanche Fearing, a lawyer and author living in
Chicago.

V. Caleb Dean Ferris, son of Jonathan and
Rachel Dean ; m. ; issue :

VI. Jonathan Ferris.
VI. Damd Ferris.
VI. Caleb D. Ferris.

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V. Hon. Jonathan Ferris, son of Jonathan, mar-
ried Jane Owen (daughter of Jesse and
Mary Owen) ; issue :

VI. Jesse Owen; b. Peekskill Dec. 18th, 1800;
died at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, 1891 ; m.
Jane Sidam Edgerly ; b. 1817 ; d. 1890.

VI. Mary Ann ; b. Peekskill Aug. 3, 1802 ; died
Brooklyn, ft. Y., Nov. 11, 1861 ; married
Benj. P. Benson; issue Eugene Benson
(artist).

VI. Charles Harrison ; b. Peekskill Oct, 6. 1804 ;
died Chicago Sept. 3, 1852 ; married Cath-
arine Meltissa Dussenburg ; b. 1820 ; d.
1853 ; issue VII ; Frances (widow) ; m.
Clark ; now living in Geneva, HI.

VI. Joseph; b. Peekskill Feb'y 22, 1087 ; d. Peeks-
kill Nov. 28, 1831.

VI. Caleb Dean; b. Peekskill Feb'y 14, 1809; d.
Mt. Clemens Oct. 17, 1832.

VI. Sarah; b. Peekskill Jan'y 31, 1811 ; d. Peeks-
kill Mar. 7, 1858; m. llios. D. Cooper; b.
1814 ; d. 1865.

VI. Harrison; b. Peekskill Mch. 15, 1815; d.
Peekskill Nov. 29, 1854.

VI. Jane Eliza; b. Peekskill Aug. 19, 1815; d.
Peekskill May 17, 1841 ; m. Alsop V. C.
Strang.

VI. Benjamin; b. Peekskill Sept, 8, 1817; d.
Peekskill Apl. 9, 1826.

VI. Jonathan Henry, Lawyer, b. Peekskill ; May
5, 1820; d. Peekskill, June, 1873; m. Sarah
A. Nelson, da. of Wm. and

VI. John; b. Peekskill, Feb. 8, 1825; d. Peekskil,
infant,

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VI. Joshua Currey ; b. Peekskill, Feb. 12, 1826 ;
d. Peekskill, May 15, 1882 ; m. Lydia M.
Boynton, da. of John and Barbara Fash.

Hon. Jonathan Ferris was a Captain in Colonel
Carver's regiment in the war of 1812, and County
Judge in 1820.

VI. Joshua Currey Ferris, son of Hon. Jonathan

m. Lydia Maria Boynton, Feb. 13, 1851;
(daughter of John Boynton and Barbara
Fash) issue.

VII. Henry Boynton ; b. New York City, Dec. 5,

1851; m. Belle Crary Buckland, Buffalo,
N. Y., May 13, 1874 ; no issue.

VII. Jane Eliza ; b. Peekskill, April 29, 1854 ; un-
married.

VII. John Boynton ; b. Peekskill, March 15, 1856 ;
unmarried.

VII. Mary Louise-, b. Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 22,
1865; m. Fred'k Staib, Buffalo, July 28,
1886.

VII. Charles Nelson; b. Buffalo, Jan'y 20, 1869 ;
unmarried.

VII. Alia Gertrude; b. Buffalo, June 20, 1873 ; m.
Fred'k Charles Wilkes, Oct. 1889.

VI. Jonathan Henry, son of Hon. Jonathan ; m.

Sarah A. Nelson ; issue.

VII. Cornelia ; m. Judge Currey of San Francisco.
VII. / m. Griswold.

VII. ; Rev.

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III. James Ferris, son of John Ferris, married

Anna Sands, of Sands Point ; will re-
corded August 17, 1746 ; had issue:

IV. James ; born July 3, 1734 ; died February 25,

1780 ; married Charity Thomas, daughter
of Hon. John Thomas and sister of General
Thomas Thomas ; born July 3, 1734 ; died
July, 1809 ; remains of both removed

from old Ferris Burying Ground at West-
chester Village to AVoodlawn Cemetery, to
plot of Mrs. Hicks.

IV. John Ferris ; born June, 1733 ; died January,
1814 ; married Marianna Hunt, daughter
of Thomas Hunt.

IV. Jonathan Ferris, of New York ; born ;

died ; married Ursula Catlin.

IV. Anna or Hann all Ferris'; born ; d.

married Dr. Valentine Seaman.

IV. Elizabeth Ferris ; born ; died

married Dr. Thomas Cock.

IV. Sands Ferris; born ; died ;

married Susan Potter.

IV. JSarah Ferris, married John White, see ap-
pendix page 58.

IV. Elmira

IV. Mary

IV. James Ferris, son of James Ferris and Anna
Sands; occupant of " The Homestead,"
when Lord Howe took possession ;
married Charity Thomas ; born July 3,
1734 (sister of General Thomas Thomas).
See appendix for short history of Thomas
family issue, seven sons and four daugh-
ters.

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V. Margaret or Peggy Ferris ; born August 14,
1754 ; married Col. Loring, of Massachu-
setts ; commander of a Massachusetts
Regiment during the Revolution.

V. Anne Ferris; born November 17,1755 ; married
Hon. Philip Pell, Judge Advocate of
American Army.

V. Thomas Ferris ; born September 2, 1757 ;
Clerk of Westchester Co. hero with
Harvey Brick ; married Mary A. Banlcs.

V. Abigail Ferris ; born November, 1759 ; married

Captain David Harrison.
V. James Ferris ; born June 14th, 1762; married

Sarah Oakley.
V. Massie or Mary Ferris ; born March 9, 1764.
V. Cornwall Ferris; born April 24th, 1766.
V. Edward Ferris ; born February 19th, 1768 ;

married Elizabeth Goadsby of Albany.
V. Charles Ferris ; born December 16, 1769.
V. David Ferris : born August 8, 1771 ; married
Ann Ferris, daughter of Benjamin Ferris.
V. George Ferris ; was the dwarf of the family,
though 5 ft. 11 in. ; was born while Lord
Howe was in possession of The Home-
stead ; married Catharine Post.
James Ferris, Anthony Bartow and Fordham
Edward were appointed Commissioners for West-
chester and Fordham for the laying out of public
highways in the County of Westchester. See
Chap. 1012 Laws of Colony of New York, pp. 78,
894.

Ferris and Bartow reappointed January 27, 1770.
See Chap. 1458 Laws of Colony of N. Y. ; they

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served from April 1, 1756 to about the Revolution-
ary War.

IV. John Ferris, son of James and Anna Sands ;

married Marrianna Hunt ; and had issue :
V. Elijah ; born January 24th, 1768 ; died May,

1842.
V. Jonathan, of N. Y. ; born ; died

V. Elvin Ferris ; born ; died

(lost at sea); married ; had issue :

VI. Rufus, who married Miss Leggett.

V. Elijah Ferris, son of John Ferris and Marri-
anna Hunt ; married Amelia Livingston,
daughter of Philip Livingston ; issue :

VI. Lindley M. Ferris ; ) 1. Caroline Murray,
married ) 2. Mary Murray.

VI*. John H. Ferris ; married Underhill.

VI. William Livingston Ferris ; bachelor.

VI. Charlton Ferris ; married Anna Seaman ;

issue: VII. Charlton, bachelor and VII.

Anna, spinster.

* Issue ; VII. Anna ; married Augustus Tabor.
IV. Jonathan Ferris, of New York, son of James
and Anna Sands ; married Ursula Catlin /
issue :
V. Alexander.

V. Dr. Lyne ; married only daughter of Jacob
Drake ; no issue.

V. Judge Valentine, who lived in Vermont.

V. Helen ; married Dr. Brayton.

V. John.

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V. Charles.

V. Mortimer.

V. Edwin.

V. Martha.

V. Elmira or Elvira.

IV. Elizabeth Ferris ; married Dr. Thomas Cock ;

issue.

V. Eliza; married James B. Parsons, of Flushing,

N. Y.
V. Evely ; married Scott.

V. Ann Augusta ; married Edward Willis.

V. Thos. Ferris Cock, ) 1. Ann Augusta Wood,
married, twice j 2. Louisa De F. Woodruff
and left a daughter, Augusta C. Chapin,
Wife of Joshua L. Chapin.

Ferris Seaman Family.

IV. Anna Ferris, daughter of James, son of John,

married Dr. Valentine Seaman ; had issue.

V. Elizabeth Seaman ; died an infant.

V. Dr. William Ferris Seaman, married Eliza-
beth, daughter of Isaac Hicks, and had two
children, who died in infancy.

V. James Valentine Seaman, married Maria
Wright, daughter of Augustus Wright.

V. John Ferris Seaman, married Anna Drake; no
issue.

V. Valentine Seaman, married Ann Amelia Fer-
ris, daughter of Elijah Ferris, his cousin

V. Valentine Seaman, who married Ann Amelia
Ferris, his cousin; had issue :

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VI. Vernon Seaman, who married Mrs. Gun.
VI. John Ferris Seaman, who married Dr. Yates
daughter.

VI. Lindley Ferris Seaman ; bachelor.
VI. Fanny L. Seaman ;

VI. Dr. Louis L. Seaman; married Miss

Fanny B. Freeman ; no issue.
VI. Wm. Kelly Seaman ; deceased ; no issue.

V. James Ferris, second son of James and Charity

Thomas ; was born June 10, 1763 ; died
March 4, 1832 ; married Sarah Oakley ;
born August 7, 1771 ; died September 23,
1856 ; issue :

VI. Ann Eliza Ferris ; born June 10, 1791 ; died

April 18, 1877 ; married Alexander J. C.
Hamilton.

VI. Dr. Floyd T. Ferris ; born April 6, 1793 ; died
November 6, 1855 ; married Cat7iarine
Morton, daughter of Dr. Morton.

VI. James Ferris ; born September 29, 1795 ; died
August 13, 1869 ; bachelor ; Alderman 6th
Ward, New York City.

VI. Henry Ferris ; born August 29, 1797 ; died
January 16, 1840 ; married Hester Living-
ston.

VI. Warren Ferris ; born August 27, 1799 ; left
N. Y. for Gibralter, December 17. 1817 ;
vessel never heard from ; no issue.

VI. Charity Ferris ; born January 10, 1802 ; died
December, 1873 ; married Captain Philip
Woodhouse.

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VI. Captain Watson Ferris ; born July 28, 1804 ;
died Jnly 18, 1853, of Chagres Fever on
Isthmus of Panama; married Sarah Ward.

VI. Richard Ferris ; born August 18, 1806 ; died
November 29, 1866 ; married Christiana,
called Catherine Coolce.

VI. Sarah or Sally Ferris ; born June 11, 1808 ;
died September, 1889 ; married William
H. Hicks ; no issue.

VI. Claiborne Ferris ; born June 17, 1811 ; mar-
ried Anna Lamb • he was Clerk of Ward
Courts of New York ; he is alive and has
no children.

Note. — Upon information taken from Family
Bible in possession of Mrs. Hamilton's children.

VI. Ann Eliza Ferris, daughter of James 2, mar-

ried Alexander J. C. Hamilton ; issue :

VII. Sarah Adeline Hamilton, married Frank

Smith ; issue VIII Alma.
VII. Helen ; unmarried.

VII. Alexander, James F., married Elise Char-

lier ; issue :

VIII. Heloise ; married Edward Plummer.

VIII. Cranston ; married Jennie

VIII. Lizzie ; married Chas. Commerford.

VII. Catharine, married Thomas L. Botts ; issue :

VIII. Ella, married Henry D. Sickles ; issue two

daughters.

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VIII. Thomas ; bachelor ; dead.
VII. Margaret Loring ; unmarried.
VII. Henry or Harry ; bachelor ; dead.

VI. Dr. Floyd Ferris, son of James and Sarah

Oakley, married Catharine Morton, daugh-
ter of Dr. Morton ; issue :

VII. Andrew Morton Ferris, married Evelina

Franklin (daughter of Richard L. Frank-
lin and Evelina Crary) ; issue :

VIII. Floyd Ferris ; born N. Y. City March 3,

1857 ; married Bertha Allen.
VIII. Lebnie Ferris ; unmarried.

VII. Warren Ferris, married Jennie Mather ;

issue :

VIII. Catharine, married Clarence Lexow, N. Y.

State Senator.
VIII. Warren; bachelor.
VIII. Fs telle ; unmarried.
VII. Sarah; died in childhood.
VII. Frank ; bachelor ; dead.

VI. Charity Ferris, daughter of James and Sarah

Oakley, married Captain Philip Wood-
house ; issue :

VII. Anna B. Woodhouse ; unmarried.

VII. James Woodhouse; bachelor.

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VII. Phillip Woodhouse, married Beekman.

VII. Sarah Woodhouse, married John Colquitt ;
issue VIII Louis ; VIII Natalie V ; VIII
Noella ; VIII Anna Ward ; Natalie V.
Colquitt m. J. D. Gould.

VII. Claiborne Woodhouse.

VII. Elizabeth Woodhouse ; unmarried.

VI. Henry or Harry Ferris, third son of James

and Sarah Oakley, married Hester Living-
ston, daughter of ; issue,

VII. Henry, Jr., married Sarah M.
Bishop, daughter of
issue: VIII; Anna Gertrude.
VIII. Claiborne.
VIII. Hester.
VIII. Catharine.
VIII. Natalie.
VIII. Gilbert.
VIII. Margaret.

VI. Captain Watson Ferris, son of James and
grandson of James and Charity Thomas ;
died at Panama ; married Sarah Ward ;
issue :

VII. Sarah 0. Ferris married James D. Mc-

Conochie.

VII. Henry or Harry Ferris married Elvira C.
Caswell ; issue : VIII. Lilian Maude.

VII. Emily M. Ferris married James B. Lang.

VII. Annie L. Ferris married John W. Gardiner.

VII. William Hicks Ferris ; died bachelor.

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VII. Lizzie Ferris married Dr. Adolph Verona.
VII. Sarah O. Ferris married J. D. McConochie :
issue :

VIII. Watson Ferris married
VIII. Elvira Caswell, unmarried.
VIII. Henry ; bachelor.
VIII. Sarah married Warren Ferris,
son of Richard.

VIII. Sarah Ferris (nee) McConochie,
marrried Warren Ferris ; issue :
IX. Effie McConochie Ferris.
IX. Catharine Fiske "
IX. Richmond

VIII. Watson Ferris, first son of Sarah
Ferris and J. D. McConochie,
married ; issue :

IX. James and IX. Watson, both
died in childhood.

VII. Emily M. Ferris, daughter of Capt. Watson

Ferris ; married James B. Lang ; issue :

VIII. William Watson Lang.
VIII. Julia Stewart Lang.
VIII. Florence Malcolm Lang.

VII. Annie L. Ferris, daughter of Capt. Watson

Ferris ; married John W. Gardiner ; issue :

VIII. Claiborne Ferris Gardiner.

VIII. Mable Gardiner ; married Lieut. Benj. B.
Hyer, 6th U. S. Cavalry.

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VI. Richard Ferris, son of James and Sarah

Oakley ; married Catherine Cooke ; issue :

VII. Floyd Ferris ; died an infant.
VII. Edward; married Etta.

VII. Virginia Albertine ; died in childhood.
VII. Georgette ; married John H. McOee.
VII. Lilias ; married Geo. H. Jones.
VII. Warren ; married Sarah McConnochie.
VII. Richard ; died an infant.
VII. James ; died an infant.

V. David Ferris, fourth son of James and

Charity Thomas ; married three times ; one
of his wives was Ann Ferris, daughter of
Benjamin Ferris ; issue :

VI. Cornell, of Westchester ; died 1845 ; mar-

ried Elizabeth Jones.
VI. Edward; bachelor.

VI. ; married Meyer,

VI. Ann Ferris ; married James Daly.
VI. Jennette : married Jacob Stinnard.

VI. Cornell ; married Elizabeth Jones ; issue :

VII. Ann Eliza.
VII. George.
VII. John.
VII. Charlotte.
VII. Mary.

VII. James.
VII. Morris.

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VII. William.
VII. Edgar.
VII. Sarah.

V. Thomas Ferris, son of James and Charity
Thomas hero with Harvey Birch and
County Clerk of Westchester County ;
married Mary A. Banks ; issue :

VI. Samuel Ferris, of Northcastle ; married
Hetty Guion.

VI. Harriet.

VI. Margaret ; married John Harris.

VI. Anne ; married Cliff.

VI. Deborah ; married

VI. Catharine ; married John Guion.

VI. Maria.

V. Abigail Ferris, daughter of James and
Charity Thomas ; married Captain David
Harrison ; issue :
VI. Thomas H. Harrison ; married Hannah Hew-
lett of Cold Spring, L. I.

VI. David Harrison ; married Mary Conclclin of
New Rochelle.

VI. Thomas H. Harrison ; married Hannah Hew-

lett ; issue :

VII. Abigail Ann ; married William H. White ;

issue :

VIII. Thomas H; bachelor ; dead.
VIII. William H.; bachelor.
VIII. James Cameron.
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VII. Harriet ; married John Hewlett ; no issue ;
dead.

VI. David Harrison ; married Mary Concklin ;

issue :

VII. Mary.

VII. David m. ; issue :

VIII. Frank Harrison.

V. Anne Ferris, daughter of James and Charity
Thomas ; married Hon. Philip Pell ; no

issue :

Hon. Philip Pell was a widower with one son,
Philip, when he married Anne Ferris who survived
him. Judge Advocate General Pell presided at
the trial of Major Andre.

V. George Ferris, fifth and youngest son of James

and Charity Ferris ; died March 11, 1841,
age 66 ; he married Catharine Post, who
survived him ; issue :

VI. Thomas Tliomas, heir of Thomas estate, Harri-

son, Westchester Co. ; he married twice ;

first wife ; second wife,

Henriques.

VI. Oscar; proprietor of Homestead, Throggs
Neck.

VI. Catharine ; married James B. Maclay.

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IV. Sands Ferris, son of James Ferris and Anna

Sands ; married Susan Potter ; issue :

V. Benjamin Ferris, married twice ; first, Caroline

Par shall ; second,

V. Thomas Ferris, bachelor.

V. Elizabeth Ferris, married twice ; first, John

Wh itfield ; second, John Wilmott.
V. Sally Ann; married Capt. Charles White ; no

issue.
V. Amelia Ferris ; married Juan Antonio Rasines

of Spain, May 29, 1841.

V. Benjamin Ferris ; who married twice ; issue:

VI. William H. Ferris.
VI. Caroline.

VI. Charles.

V. Amelia Ferris, daughter of Sands Ferris*
son of James and Anna Sands ; born
July 8, 1812 ; married Juan Antonio Ra-
sines, of Laredo, Spain ; issue living :

VI. P. Antonio Rasines, b. Mar. 22, 1847, one of
the publishers of this book married Ada
VV. Jex, daughter of Josiah Jex.

VI. Amelia Romana Rasines ; b. Nov. 28, 1851 ;
married Thomas E. D. Power; second
Charles Rogers.

VI. P. Antonio Rasines ; married Ada W. Jex ;
has been a School Trustee of New York
City for twelve years ; issue living :

VII. A. Manuela Rasines ; unmarried ; b. Oct. 20,

1870.

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VII. Gutter Antonio Rasines ; b Feb. 18, 1871.
VI. Amelia Romana Rasines ; married Thos.
E. D. Poioer ; issue by him .
VII. Edward Ormond Power ; bachelor.
VII. Dudley Pierce Power.
VII. Juan Antonio Power.

V. Benjamin Ferris, son of Sands ; married

Catharine Talman ; issue :

VI. William ; married Maria F. Cowdray.
VI. Ann Ferris ; married Capt. Wm. Bowne.
VI. Eliza Ferris ; married Capt. Nathan Haw-
kins.

VI. John ; bachelor.

VI. Cornwall Ferris ; married Mary Arthur, of
Nantucket.

VI. Cornwall Ferris ; son of Benjamin ; married

Mary Arthur ; issue :
VII. Benjamin ; bachelor.
VII. Charles ; married Alice Stansfield.
VII. Ann Eliza ; unmarried ; dead.
VII. Arthur ; married Elizabeth Sprunt.
VII. Cornwall ; bachelor. Cornwall Ferris died

Aug. 14, 1864, age 59 years. See Family

Bible in possession of Chas. Ferris.
VII. Edward ; bachelor ; died Dec. 17, 1878 ; age

20 years.

VI. William H. Ferris, son of Benjamin ; mar-
ried Maria F. Cowdray ; issue :

VII. Harvey ; married Alice Chapin ; issue :

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VIII. Harrold C. Ferris.
VII. Wm. H. Ferris (widower) ; no issue.
VII. Josephine; married Spencer H. Coon; no
issue.

VI. Eliza Ferris, daughter of Benjamin, mar-
ried Capt. N. Hawkins ; issue :

VII. Edward Quesnel ; died an infant.

VII. Ann ; unmarried ; dead.

VII. Adelaide: m. Augustus Cutter; no issue.

VI. Ann Ferris ; daughter of Benjamin ; mar-
ried Capt. Wm. Bourne ; issue :
VII. William ; married Emma Stebbins.
VII. Ann ; married Dr. Wm. H. Maxwell.
VII. George; bachelor.
VII. Catharine; unmarried.
VII. Benjamin ; bachelor.

VII. Charles Ferris, son of Cornwall, son of Ben-
jamin ; married Alice Stansjleld ; issue :
VIII. Charles Vincent; bachelor.
VIII. Arthur Talman ; bachelor.
VIII. May Alice : married Wm. J. Boherty.
VIII. Percy ; dead ; no issue.
VIII. Leila. Adelaide ; unmarried.

VII. Arthur Ferris, son of Cornwall ; married
Elizabeth Sprunt ; issue :

VIII. Margaret Gertrude ; unmarried.

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VIII. Avis Anna ; dead .

VIII. Isabella Barnes ; unmarried.

V. Hon. Edward Ferris, third son of James, oc-

cupant of " The Homestead " at Throgs
Neck, died January 8th, 1820, of blood
poisoning, aged 52 years. He married
Elizabeth Goadsby, daughter of Sir Thomas
Goadsby of England. She died February
3, 1825, aged 54 ; they left :

VI. Hon. Charles G. Ferris, who married Cather-
ine Youngs, and

VI. Caroline A. Ferris, who married Captain John
W. Richardson. Hon. Edward was one of
the founders of the "Tammany Society,"
and also with Aaron Burr, one of the found-
ers of the Manhattan Banking Company.
He declined the nomination as Governor of
the State of New York when Gov. Clinton
was a candidate. His nomination was
equivalent to election, but as Clinton
wished the office and the Hon. Edward
preferred to retain his fortune to spending
it in office in entertaining, he declined in
Clinton's favor, and Clinton appointed
him State Flour Inspector, with a hand-
some salary and a great many appoint-
ments.

VI. Hon. Charles G. Ferris, Alderman of the 4th

Ward, New York City, 1832-3 ; member of
the 23d and 27th Congresses of the United
States ; married Catharine Youngs ; they
had one daughter, Caroline A. Ferris,
named after his only sister, Caroline Adelia
Ferris, who married Capt. John W.

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Richardson. This Charles introduced the
late Napoleon III. to President Tyler, and
the compiler's mother has told him that
she frequently dined with Napoleon at her
Uncle Charles' house on Broadway, oppo-
site West Washington Place, recently
pulled down. Morse, the inventor of tele-
graphy, stated at a banquet at Delmonico's
that Hon. Charles G. Ferris enabled him
to make telegraphy a success by getting
an appropriation from Congress for the
first line between Baltimore and Wash-
ington, and without his great aid and in-
fluence telegraphy might not have been in
use to this day. The erection of Fort
Schuyler was due to Chas. G., as he sug-
gested its necessity and obtained the ap-
propriation. He died June 4, 1848.

VI. Caroline Adelia Ferris, only daughter of
Hon. Edward Ferris and sister of Hon.
Charles G. Ferris ; married Captain John
W. Richardson and had the following
issue :

VII. Ann Richardson ; died in childhood.

VII. Elizabeth F. Richardson; married Dr. Eugene
Crowell. See Appleton's Encyclopedia
for 1895. She died November 3, 1883,
age, 65 ; and he died October 29th, 1895,
aged 77 years.

VII. Margaret Ann Richardson ; unmarried ;
dead.

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VII. Caroline Adella Richardson ; married Win.
H. Brigham ; she died September, 1896 ;
he died April, 1894.

VII. Emma Adelaide Richardson ; unmarried.

VII. Rosalie Augusta Richardson ; unmarried.

VII. Helen King Richardson ; married Adams C.
Sumner ; he died December 11th, 1873.

VII. Catharine Ferris Richardson ; married Wm.
A. Sutton ; she died March

VII. Edward Wharton Richardson ; died unmar-
ried, August, 1856. For short sketch
of Richardson family see Appendix.

VII. Elizabeth Frances Richardson ; married Dr.

Eugene Crowell, son of Rev. Seth Crowell,
March 1, 1842 ; had the following issue,
seven sons and two daughters :

VIII. Eugene Wharton; dead (infant).
VIII. John Francis ; dead (infant).

VIII. Charles Edward Croioell, counselor-at-
law, and the compiler of this pamphlet ;
married Hattie S. Popham, first wife,
and Mary S. Clark, second wife.

VIII. Caroline Frances ; dead (infant).

VIII. Frank Crowell ; married Caroline Blau-
velt,

VIII. Harry ; dead (infant).

VIII. Emma Theresa Crowell ; married John T.
Halliday.

VIII. Clarence; dead (infant).

VIII. Edgar Ferris ; dead (infant).

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VII. Caroline A. Richardson ; married William

H. Brigham ; had the following issue, one
son and four daughters :

VIII. William H. Brigham, Jr. ; infant; dead.
VIII. Caroline A. Brigham ; married S. Wally

Brown.

VIII. Rosalie A. Brigham; unmarried; dead.
VIII. E. Adelaide Brigham; married Theodore
Concklin.

VIII. Lucy ; died an infant.

VII. Helen King Richardson ; married Adams C.

Sumner, of Vermont ; had the following
issue :

VIII. Frances Louise Sumner, who married

Ernest W. Ford.
VIII. Edward Wharton Sumner, bachelor.
VIII. Caroline Ferris Sumner ; about to marry

Dr. Wm. Watkins Belcher.

VIII. Adams C. Sumner, Jr.-, bachelor.
VIII. Helen King Sumner, who married War-
ren S. Sillcocks, Jr.

VIII. Charles Edward Crowell, counselor at law,
admitted in N. Y. and N. J., LL. B. Co-
lumbia, &c. ; the compiler of this pamph-
let ; married first Hattie S. Popham, eldest
daughter of the late William H Popham
of Scarsdale, Westchester County, N. Y.,
and Sarah Huldah Spencer, daughter of

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Hon. Mark Spencer, member of the N.

Y. legislature ; issue, two sons and three

daughters :
IX. Eugene Crowell ; minor.
IX. Edith Crowell ; minor.
IX. Hattie Popham Crowell ; minor.
IX. Child died when torn ;
IX. Charles E. Crowell, Jr.; minor.

Hattie S. died February 16, 1893, and Charles E.
Crowell married, 26th April, 1895 ; Mary Smith
Clark, daughter of the late Thomas Clark and
Elizabeth Catherine Housman Smith ; no issue.

VIII. Frank Crowell, B. S. N. Y. University and

LL. B. Columbia ; married Caroline Blau-
velt ; issue :

IX. Hubert ; minor.

VIII. Emma Theresa Crowell, married John T.

Halliday, only son of Thos. Alexander
Halliday of Kirkudbright, Scotland, and
Adelia Booth of N. Y. ; counselor at law,
LL. B. Columbia ; issue :

IX. Elizabeth Crowell Halliday ; minor.
IX. John Crowell Halliday ; minor.
IX. Kenneth Crowell Halliday ; minor.
IX. Eugene Crowell Halliday ; minor.

VIII. Caroline A. Brigham; married S. Wally
Brown, A. B. Amherst, son of Dr. Brown
of Brooklyn ; issue :

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IX. William Brigliam Brown ; bachelor.
IX. Elizabeth F. Brown ; unmarried.

VIII. E. Adelaide Brigliam; married Theodore

Concklin, son of Captain Concklin of New
Rochelle ; issue :

IX. Theodore Brigham Concklin ; minor.
IX. Harold Concklin ; minor.

VIII. Francis Louise Sumner, married Ernest

Ford ; issue :

IX. Sumner Ford, minor.
IX. Helen Ford, "
IX. Donald Ford,

VIII. Helen K. Sumner, married Warren S. Sill-

cocks, Jr., veteran 23rd Regiment, N. GK,
S. N. Y. ; son of Warren S. Sillcocks ; issue :

IX. Marjorie, minor.

VII. Caroline A. Ferris, only child of Hon.

Charles Gr. Ferris, married first, Glover
Clapham ; issue :

VIII. Glover Clapham, Jr.

VIII. Catherine, married Dr. Edward Clapham,

her cousin.

Glover Clapham dying she married Samuel

Lewis ; issue :
VIII. Caroline Lewis, unmarried.
VIII. Charlotte, married French.

VIII. Mary, married John Oakley.
VIII. Henry; bachelor.
VIII. Victoria; unmarried.

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Appendix.

Receipt of John Ferris.

This present Testifieth that I John Ferris in-
habitant of westchester in her majesties provence
of New York son unto Jeffre ferris of greenwich in
ye conntie of fairfield in her majesties collonie of
Connecticut have received of my brother peeter feris
& Joseph feris & James feris & Jonathan Lockwood
of ye countie & collonie above sd. as they we were
administrators of the estate of my deseased Jeffere
feris. I say I have received of yon all singular
every part persel thin or things which willed by
to nipe by a fore sd. father Jeffere feris & do by
this present for myself my heirs an sucsesers aquit
fulley discharge ye above named parsons there
heirs and sucksesers of all & every part or persell
thing or thing so willed to me so testifie which of
sd. John feris do hereunto sett to my hand in
greenwich in the countie above sd. in ye year 1705
July ye 16 day.

signed in presents of us witnesing

Samuel bets.
Joseph Marshall.

book 1 Page 172 — Greenwich land Records.

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Copy Will of John Ferris.

In the name of God, Amen. Ye Ninth Day of May
in ye Year of Our Lord God One Thousand Seaven
Hundred & ffifteen, I, John fferris of ye Borrough
& Town of Westchester, being sick & weak of body
but of perfect mind & memory, thanks be Given
unto God Therefore, calling unto mind ye mortal-
ity of my body & Knowing it is Appointed for all
men once to dye, do make and ordain this my Last
Will & Testament in mannor & fforme ff olio wing,
(that is to say) ffirst & Principally, I Give my soul
into ye Hands of God that Gave it me & for my
Body I Commend it to ye Earth, to be buried in
Christian & decent manner Hoping att ye Gen-
eral Resurrection I shall receive ye same again by
ye mighty Power of God, And as Touching suching
worldly Estate Wherewith it has pleased God to
Bless me with, I dispose of in mannor and fforme
{following (vizt.) Imp. I give & bequeath unto
my son John fferris ffive Shillings & to my other
three sons, Samuel, James & Jonathan fferris ye
sume of ffive shillings a piece to be paid to Ym
wthin one year after my Decease wch sd Legacies
shall be paid by my Executors out of my personal
Estate. Also I Will & bequeath unto my son
Peter fferris all yt. my Houseing, Out House-
ing Barnes, Stables, Orchards, Gardens,
&c, Together with my ffive home Lotts &
all & singular ye meadows lying att ye Rear of sd
Lott, as also ye Lott of Land Lying betwixt ye
Highway yt leads to Thomas Haddens Mill & ye
Way y t leads from Brnnckes to Stoney Brook with
a fifty Pound Privilege of Common idge. And
Also all yt my Land at Brunckes Containing
Seventy ffour Acres, be it more or less (But be it

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Provided Always) yt there shall be a Rodd Square
ffree for all ffriends & ffriendly People to bury
their dead in ye place where they formerly buryed
without any Lett, Hinderance or molestation what-
soever, And Also, I do Appoint & Order yt my sd.
son Peter or his Heirs or Assigns shall pay or cause
to be paid unto my two Daughters Pheby Burlin &
Hannah Mott or to yir Assigns ye full and just
sumeof Twenty Pounds a piece of Current money
of New York, in mannor and fforme ^following
(vizt.) Unto Hannah Mott ye sumeof Twenty
Pounds within One Year after my Decease & unto
my Daughter Pheby Burlin Twenty Pounds wthin
two years after my Decease, and if it should so
Happen yt either of my sd Daughters Pheby
Burlin or Hannah Mott should Hap^pen to dye
before ye receij)t of such Legacies, Then my Will
& mind is yt. ye Legacies left to either of ym
shall be Equally Divided Amongst her Children yt
should so happen to dye, & if my sd son Peter or
his Heirs or Assigns do neglect, Refuse or Delay
to pay ye Legacies above specified to my sd. Two
Daughters Pheby & Hannah, Then my Will and
mind is yt ye Orchard & Meadow adjoining
to ye Lott of Richard Ward shall be sould
by my Executors so farr as will Extend to pay ye
same wth Charges & no further ; And my Will &
mind further is yt my sd son Peter shall not sell
or dispose of any parts or parcells of ye Hon sen
Lands or Tenmnts wthout ye consent of my
Executors or any two of ym, And also, I give and
bequeath unto my son Peter fi'erris all yt my ffifty
Acre Lott of Land Lying in Long Reach Lands so
called (Provided he Defend it & not otherwways,
& if in case my sd son Peter do Deny or Refuse to
Defend sd Land, yn my Will & mind is yt it

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shall be disposed of by my Exr. to any of my
Children well will appear to Defend ye same Gratis,
& my Will & mind further is yt all my Debts &
ffuneral Expenses be ffrst paid out of my Personal
Estate by my Executors Hereafter named, Then my
Will and mind is yt my beloved wife Grace fferris
shall have ye Third Part of all my personal Estate
both wthin doors & wthout, & all ye Rest & Resi-
due of my Personal Estate to be devided Amongst
my if our Daughters (vizt) Martha, Pheby, Hannah
& Sarah And I Do Nominate, Authorize & Appoint
my three sons John, James & Jonathan to be my
Executors, & in trust of This my Last Will &
Testament, & I do Revoke, Disannull & make Void
all fformer Wills by me made & this my Last Will
& Testament to remain in ffull fforce & virtue In
Witness whereof, I, ye sd John fferris, Senr.,
Have Hereunto put to my Hand & Seal This Ninth
Day of May in ye ffrst Year of his Majesties Reign
& in ye Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seaven
Hundred & ffifteen.

Signed, Sealed & Delivered, Published & Declared
in the presence of us to be his Last Will & Testa-
ment.

John Ferris.

(signed) Jeremiah Fowler,
his
William X Guil.

mark.
Dan' 11 Clark.
William Smith.

Memorandum. Yt I John fferris, Senr. Testator
to this my Last Will & Testament Do Give ffull
Power & Lawfull Authority to my Executors men-

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tioned in this my Last Will & Testament To sell &
Alionate & Dispose off all yt my Land & Meadow
Lying upon ye Head of ye Neck to ye Highest
Bidder and when so sold to pay unto my Daughter
Sarah Twenty ffive Pounds out of ye money & ye
Rest to be disposed of Equally Amongst my ffour
Daughters, Martha. Pheby, Hannah & Sarah. In
witness Whereunto I Have put to my Hand &
Seal This Ninth Day of May in ye Year Annog Dm
1715.

John fferris.

Signed Sealed & Delivered
in the presence off us
C. Glover.
Underbill Barnes.
Raynard House
his mark

Dan'll Clark.

Copy Will of Charity Ferris.

I Charity Ferris of the Town of Westchester
in the county of Westchester being at this time

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sick and weak in body, but of sound disposing
mind and memory think it proper to make the
following disposition and distribution of my tem-
poral property and for that purpose do constitute
and ordain this to be my last will and Testament
in manner and form following that is to say : In
the first place I order and direct my Executors
hereinafter named and appointed to sell and dis-
pose of in their discretion either at publick or pri-
vate sale a messuage and piece or parcel of land
situate on Throgs Neck in the Township and
County aforesaid commonly called the "Martin
Place" which I purchased at a Sheriffs sale on
execution the monies arising therefrom to con-
sider as assets in their hands for the purposes
hereinafter mentioned, and I do hereby authorize
them and the survivors and survivor of them to
execute sufficient Grant and title to the purchasor
thereof Secondly I give and bequeath to my
daughter An Pell and to her assigns $250 — to
compensate her for extraordinary trouble and care
in the management of my own and her Fathers
property as and Executrix also my large silver
Tankard. Thirdly I give and bequeath to my son,
Edward Ferris $250 — interest for his wife Eliza-
beth to be laid out by her in plate at her discre-
tion for herself and her children after her death
Also a good feather bed bolster and pillows to my
said son Edward and his assigns Fourthly I give
and bequeath to my son George Ferris and his as-
signs one other good Feather Bed Bolster and pil-
lows Fifthly I give to my son James Ferris
and to his assigns $250 — also five cows and one
score of sheep out of my share of stock on the
farm and fodder for them off the said

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farm, until the next growth of grass after
the time he shall be entitled to re-
ceive them. Sixthly, and whereas I hold an
obligation or single-bill against my son Tliomas
Ferris for the principal sum of £200 Dated 9th
days of July in the year 1785 in which a consider-
able sum for interest is Due, now if my said son
Thomas Ferris his Heirs Executors or Adminis-
trators shall pay to my Executors the sum of $250
in Six Months after my decease in such case I do
hereby release the said obligation to my said son
Thomas & to his heirs executors and administrators,
and declare the same to be void and Cancelled.
Seventhly. I give and bequeath to by daughter
Abigail Harrison and to her assigns the third
choice of a good feather bead bolster and pillows
and also my smallest silver tankard Eighthly and
whereas I hold two obligations against my son
David Ferris the one a Penal Bill dated the 17th
day of May 1796 for the principal sum of £120-9
shillings and the other a Single Bill Dated the 3rd
day of July 1797 for principal sum of £50 on both
of which considerable sums are Due for interest
if my said son David Ferris his Heirs Execu-
tors or Administrators shall pay to my Executors
the sum of Two hundred and fifty dollars in six
months after my decease in that case I also release
to him his heirs executors and administrators the
said two obligations and declare the same to be
cancelled. Ninthly I give and bequeath to my
said son Daniel Ferris and to his assigns all the
remainder of my share of the stock on the Farm
not hereinbefore disposed of the Farming Utensils
and Crops of Grain and Hay gathered and growing
on the Farm and provisions in the house at

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the time of my decease Tenthly I give to
my granddaughter Charity daughter of my said
son James $50 to be lodged in his hands in trust
for her use. Eleventhly all the residue and re-
mainder of my estate I give and bequeath to my
two daughters Anne Pell and Abigail Harrison
and to my aforesaid son George Ferris
and to their several and respective assigns
to be equally divided between them share an
share alike but the share of my said daughter
Abigail is to be paid to herself personally.
Twelfthly with respect to my slaves it is my wish
and desire and I do order and direct that they be
manumitted and liberated in the manner follow-
ing my wench Phebe is to be free immediately
after my decease. My wench Betty and her in-
fant child Eliza and two men Elijah and Abraham
are to remain in the service of my son David as
usual in the Farm for the term of one year from
the time of my decease and then to be manumitted
according to Law but if the Overseers of the Poor
for the Town of Westchester shall after time
refuse to manumit them as the Law directs then I
direct my Executors to do it in such way as they
shall judge most proper so that they may be act-
ually free My boy Israel is to live in the service
and employ of my said son David as usual on the
Farm until he shall be twenty-one years of age
and then to be free. ISthly whereas my daughter
Anne Pell hath had and still must have much care
and trouble as an executrix in the management of
her father's estate and I being fully satisfied of her
having discharged her duty as far as she was able
I myself being incapable of assisting her, do for
the sake of preserving peace and good will among
my children after my death desire that they may

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be also satisfied with her conduct and come to ami-
cable settlements with her bnt if any of my
children who are legatees in the will of their father
shall cause vexation in law or otherwise to my
said daughter Anne Pell as an executrix aforesaid
in the settlement of his or her share of the es-
tate in such case I do order and direct my
executors to withhold and retain what-
ever may be given by this my will to
any or either of my children from such
child and his or her assigns who shall cause vexa-
tion or lawsuit and distribute the same anions:
the other legatees share and share alike

And lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my
daughter Anne Pell Executrix and my sons Ed-
ward and George Ferris Executors of this my last
Will and Testament hereby revoking all others be-
fore this time made by me. In Witness Whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal the 9th day of
September in the year 1807 Signed sealed pub-
lished and declared by the said Charity Ferris as
and for her last Will and Testament in the pres-
ence of us the subscribers who subscribed our
names as witnesses thereto in her presence and in
the presence of each other

Charity Ferris [l s]

James Briggs

James Oakley

Johx Brewer

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Story of the Occupation of the Homestead
by Lord Howe.

The family (James Ferris and family) happened
to be at breakfast on the morning of the 12th of
October, 1776, when a gun from the British flag-
ship announced the disembarcation of the British
troops on Throckmorton's or Throgg's Neck; this
signal was immediately answered by the enemy's
shipping, which lay at anchor between City Island
and Throgg's Neck. On the next day General
Lord Howe, supposing that he had been deceived
by his guides and landed upon an island, sum-
moned them before a board of officers. As they
entered he struck the table violently with his
sword and demanded in a threatening manner how
they could dare to deceive him. After a proper
explanation had been made he solemnly declared
he would hang every one of them unless conducted
safe from the present position. The retreat was
ultimately affected by a bridge of boats. James
Ferris was subsequently captured by the Queen's
Rangers and removed to the New York Provost
(the old Sugar House). — Extract from Bolton's
History of Westchester, Vol. II, pp. 415-16-17.
I am told James Ferris died February 25, 1780, at
the age of 56 ; his wife Charity died July, 1809,
aged 75. James Ferris did not die in the old
Sugar House, now the site of the Mutual Life
Building, New York City, but was brought home
with his health ruined for life, and died at his
home on Throgg's Neck three years afterward. I
am also told that Lord Howe occupied the home-
stead for some time. It is said that during the occu-
pancy of the homestead by Lord Howe that at the
first opportunity the daughters were rowed across

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the sound in the night by a negro slave to their
Uncle Floyd's so as to take them out of harm's
way. There is no doubt that Charity Ferris, the
wife of James, who remained in the homestead dur-
ing the occupancy of Lord Howe did as much for
the American cause as any woman during the
Revolution. She was thoroughly loyal and a
woman of great ability. She caused a colored boy,
one of the slaves of the family, to wait upon Lord
Howe and his officers, and instructed him to listen
to every word they said, as he was extremely
stupid in appearance, no attention was paid to
his presence and he was able to repeat many valu-
able utterances. Mrs. Ferris taught him to learn
what he was to tell by heart, so in case he was
searched nothing incriminating could be found. This
information so learned was promptly transmitted
to General Washington at White Plains and found
very useful to him. This slave was in the habit
of running errands for the officers to the village to
buy things and used to meet there one of Washing-
ton' s aide de camp and it became a great source of
wonderment to Lord Howe as to how Washington
was found usually posted beforehand as to his
movements. A record of a greater part of this
story may be read in " A History of Westchester
County from its First Settlement to the Present
Time," Vol. II., pp. 234-5.

It was through the intercession of Charity Ferris
that her husband managed to die at home though
his sufferings were such in the Sugar House that
he survived but a few years.

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In the Name of God Amen :

I, Jonathan Ferris, of the Town of Cortlandt,
in the County of Westchester, and State of New-
York, being in a poor state of health, but of a per-
fect mind, and memory blessed be God therefor,
do this day make and publish this my last Will
and Testament, in the manner and form following,
that is to say :

Imprimis : I commend my soul into the hands
of Almighty God who gave it me and my body to
the Earth from whence it came, to be decently
buried in hope of a joy full reserection this the
merrits of my Saviour Jesus Christ and as for that
world estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless
me with, I dispose thereof in the manner and form
as followeth :

First. — I give to my wife Elizabeth five shil-
lings.

Item. — I give unto eldest son Joseph Ferris, one
equal third of all the farm of land where I now
live on which I purchased of David Runnold, con-
taining about one hundred and five acres unto him
the said Joseph Ferris, to his heirs and assignes
forever, and I also give unto him the said Joseph
Ferris, his heirs and assignes two silver table
spoons.

7", Imprimis : I give and bequeath unto my
three grand-sons namely, Jonathan Ferris, David
Ferris and Caleb D. Ferris, sons of Caleb D. Fer-
ris, deceased, one other third equal part of all the
farm of lands and improvements where I now
live on which I pirchased of David Runnolds
imto the said Jonathan Ferris, David Ferris, Caleb

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D. Ferris, to be equally divided to them their heirs
and assignes forever.

I, Imprimis. — I give unto my son Joshua Ferris,
the one other third part of the farm of land where
I now live on containing about one hundred and
five acres of land unto him the said Joshua Ferris
to his heirs and assignes forever. And I also give
unto my son Joshua Ferris, two silver table spoons.

I, Imprimis. — I give unto my son Benjamin
Ferris, about forty acres of land which I purchased
of the Kronkhyt and Elijah Drake, unto him the
said Benjamin Ferris to his heirs and assignes for-
ever, agreeable to a deed of gift which I gave him
reference being to the county records will more and
at apear.

I, Imprimis. — I give unto my son Jonathan
Ferris forty-nine acres and one-half of land and
buildings which were purchased of Gretia Lent,
bounded on the west on the lands of Hannah Mon-
tross, on the south on the land of Abraham Mon-
tross and others ; on the east on the lands of
Augustus Taylor s and on the north on the Cromb-
pond road unto him the said Jonathan his heirs
and assignes forever, agreeable to a deed of gift
referance beiDg had to the county records will more
and fully, and at large appear, and also I give
unto my son Jonathan Ferris, fifty acres of land
lying and being in Cortlandt Town in lot No. six
which were purchased of John Watt's, Esq., of the
City of New York unto him the said Jonathan
Ferris to his heirs and assigns forever, I also give
unto my son Jonathan Ferris his heirs and assigns
one cow, and one yearling mare colt, two yearling
steers, five sheep, and two silver table spoons, and
four volumes of Blackstone's Commentaries to him

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the said Jonathan Ferris his heirs and assigns. I
give unto my son Peter Ferris five shillings.

I, Imprimis. — I, Item. — I give unto my daughter
Sarah the wife of Richard Curry, five shillings she
having already had her portion.

Item. — I give unto my daughter Susannah, the
wife of Smith Jones five shillings to her heirs and
assigns.

Item. — I give unto my daughter Deborah the
wife of Benjamin Drake five shillings to her heirs
and assigns.

Item. — I give unto my daughter Phebe the wife
of Henry Lounsberry five shillings.

Item. — Unto my grand-son Caleb Drake, son of
Benjamin Drake fifty pounds to be paid unto him
his heirs and assigns by my executor s when he
shall arrive to the age of twenty-one years.

Item. — I give unto my grand-daughter Rachel
Jones daughter of Smith Jones fifty pounds to be
paid her heirs or assigns by my executors when
she shall arrive to the age of twenty, or marry, or
that may first happen.

I. I. Imprimis. — I give unto my grand-son, Ben-
jamin Lounsberry son of Henry Lounsberry one
hundred and twenty-five dollars, to be paid him
his heirs or assigns by my executors when he shall
arrive at the age of twenty-one years.

Item. — I give unto my daughter Elizabeth one
cubbord which were brought from Bedford last to
her heirs.

Item. — I give unto my daughter Rebecca two
hundred and fifty dollars to be paid her by my
executors when she shall arrive at the age of
twenty or marry or that which may first happen.

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Item.— I give unto my daughter PJiaime Ferris
three hundred and seventy-five dollars to be raised
out and from my moveable estate by my executors
and paid to her heirs or assigns when she shall ar-
rive to the age of twenty, or marry or that which
may first happen.

I give and bequeath all the remainder of my real
and personal estate that I have not given away in
the following (to wit) one-fifth part unto my son
Joseph Ferris, and one-fifth part to my three
grandsons, viz: Jonathan Ferris, David Ferris,
and Caleb Ferris, sons of Caleb D. Ferris deceased,
and one other fifth part to my son Joshua Ferris,
one-fifth part unto my son Benjamin Ferris, and the
one other fifth Dart to my son Jonathan Ferris and
to their heirs severally and to their assigns forever
and my will is that my executors take the charge
of all the land which is in lot No. six for the use
of firewood for the use of the said farm about said
dividing the term of eleven years notwithstanding,
and I do constitute and appoint my son Benjamin
Ferris, Benjamin, Ward and Samuel Fields, to be
my executors to this my will and testament with
full power and authority to dispose of my move-
able estate agreeable to the intent thereof and I do
dis-annul all former wills made or done by me.

In testimony whereof I, the Jonathan Ferris,

have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this

twenty-third day of February, in the year of Our

Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight.

Jonathan Ferris, [l. s.]

Signed and sealed in presence of us, William
Lent, James Lent, John Lent.

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Chancellor Ferris.

Early in the seventeenth century, John Ferris
coming from Leicestershire, England, settled in
Fairfield, Connecticut, and later became one of the
proprietors of Throckmorton's Neck, in West-
chester County, New York. His great grandson,
Captain John Ferris, was the father of Isaac Ferris,
who was born in the City of New York, on the 9th
day of October, 1798. He was prepared for college
by the celebrated blind classical teacher, Professor
Nelson. He graduated from Columbia College in
the class of 1816, having as classmates Frederick
de Peyster, John Ireland, James W. Eastburn and
Richard Codman.

He immediately became Instructor in Latin in
the Albany Academy. Deciding to devote himself
to the ministry, he entered the Theological Semi-
nary, graduating in 1820. After a short time spent
as a missionary in the Mohawk Valley, he was
offered a position in the Theological Seminary to
succeed Dr. John M. Mason, but instead accepted
a call to the pastorate of the Dutch Church, at
New Brunswick, N. J. In 1822, he was elected a
Trustee of Queen's, now Rutgers College. In
October, 1824, he became pastor of the Middle Dutch
Church at Albany, and continued there for twelve
years. In 1833, he received the degree of D. D.
from Union College, and in 1853, that of LL. D.
from Columbia College. In 1836, was called to the
Market Street Church, then the most fashionable
church in the aristocratic old 7th Ward of New
York City.

Dr. Ferris Avas one of the corporate members of
the American Board of Foreign Missions. The

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large girls' school in Yokohama has been named
Ferris Seminary in his honor.

In 1840, he became connected with the American
Bible Society. Dr. Ferris was largely instrumental
in organizing the Young Men' s Christian Associ
ation of New York. Rutgers Female Seminary,
later Rutgers Female College, one of the first
institutions to afford higher education for women,
was planned and established by Dr. Ferris.

In 1852, by unanimous vote, he was chosen Chan-
cellor of the University of New York. He found
the University at the lowest possible ebb, over-
whelmed with debt, with no means, and a mere
handful of students. With his rare executive ability
and by great personal effort, he put the college on
its feet, paid its debts, secured for it a liberal
endowment, and left it a prosperous institution.
In 1870, Dr. Ferris retired from active duty at the
University, and became Chancellor Emeritus. He
removed to Roselle, N. J., where he ended an active
and useful life on the 16th of June, 1873.

Dr. Ferris was tall, of very large frame, and
great dignity of manner. He was a man of great
benevolence and amiability. In his intercourse
with his parishioners, he was genial and sympa-
thetic. He was eminent as a scholar, and of untir-
ing industry, and was much beloved by all who
knew him.

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Richardson Family.

Ann Wharton; married Rev>. Andrew Richard-
son, who was born at Berwick on the Tweed.
He was a Presbyterian minister. He moved to
New London, Connecticut, and had issue :

John W. Richardson, who married Caroline A.

Ferris.
Margaret Ann Richardson, who died unmarried.
Frances Richardson, who died young.

Thomas Family.

Honorable John TJiomas, father of Charity
Thomas, wife of James Ferris of Throgg's Neck
(1775) and also father of General Thomas Thomas,
was one of the first persons who purchased land in
Harrison, Westchester County, N. Y. He was the
eldest son of the Rev. John TJiomas, for many
years rector of St. George's Church, Hempstead,
Long Island, N. Y. (1705) ; died 1727. Hon. John
Thomas, who was the eldest son of the Rev.
John Thomas, was the first judge of the
Colonial Court of Common Pleas of Westchester

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County and for many years (1743 to 1776) repre-
sentative in the General Assembly of the Province,
representing the County of Westchester. He was
a warm Whig and took an active part in the scenes
which preceded the Revolution and on which ac-
count was particularly obnoxious to the enemy.
He was seized in his bed by a party of British
troops on Sunday morning, March 22d, 1777, and
taken to New York, where he was committed to
the Provost, lingered until May 2, 1777, and died
from his sufferings. His remains were interred in
Trinity Churchyard. By his wife Abigail, daughter
of John Sands, of Sands Point, L. I., born January,
1708, married February 10, 1729, and died Aug. 14,
1782, he left four daughters and three sons.

John Thomas, Jr., who married Phebe Palmer,
was Chairman of County Committee, Quarter-
master 2d Westchester Col. Regiment, and High
Sheriff of Westchester County in 1778.

William Thomas, born Aug. 1, 1736, died May
29, 1824.

Major General Thomas Thomas, of Harrison,
Westchester County, married Catherine Floyd of
Mastic, L. I. The latter individual was one of the
most prominent Whigs of the North, a dis-
tinguished Military Officer, Sheriff in 1788-92, and
one of the first members of the State Legislature of
the State of New York, 1780 to 1804, Senator
1805-8, and was Colonel of Middle Battalion West-
chester Co. He was captured by the Queens
Rangers in 1777, was subsequently paroled and
ultimately exchanged ; he died in 1824 ; he married
Catharine Floyd of Mastic, Long Island, born May
9, 1746, died January 15, 1825.

One of his sisters was Charity Thomas, who

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married James Ferris of Throckmorton's Neck,
whose grandson was Thomas Ferris, present pro-
prietor. Hon. Charles Gr. Ferris, late member of
Congress from the City of New York, was a lineal
descendant. See Bolton's History of Westchester,
Vol. I, pp. 254 to 258. William Floyd, signer of
the Declaration of Independence, married a sister
of Genl. Thomas.

Margaret, a sister, born August 1st, 1738 ; married
Charles Floyd.

The following inscriptions are on the monu-
ment and tomb stones of the Thomas Family at
Harrison :

u Sacred to the memory of Major General Thomas
Thomas, who died on the 29th of May, a. d. 1824,
in the 79th year of his age. As a soldier of the
Revolution of 1776, he aided in establishing
the independence of the United States. As a
member of the Legislature of the State
of New York he assisted in laying the
foundations of those institutions that were in-
tended to perpetuate the Republic. This monu-
ment, I understand, was erected at the expense of
the State of New York, and to-day lies buried
with weeds, though lately some of the compiler's
family, Mrs. Wm. H. Brigham, has had the same
cleaned up and plot put in shape."

" Sacred to the memory of Catharine Thomas,
widow of Thomas Thomas, who died the 15th day
of January, a. d. 1825, in the 79th year of her
age."

; ' Sacred to the memory of Charles Floyd Thomas,
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son of Thomas Thomas and Catharine Thomas, who
died on the second of January, a. d. 1802, in the
24th year of his age.

There are other monuments to Nancy Thomas
and Gloriana Thomas, born September 27, 1740,
and married to James Franklin."

Coat of Arms and Crest of Thomas Family.

Arms. — Gu or a chev or betw. three herons
az four barrulets az.

Crest. — A heron's head erased az gorged with a
garland of roses gu.

See Thomas' Book, printed by Henry I. Thomas
Co., N. Y.

r>7

IV. Sarah Ferris, m. John White ; issue.
V. George F. Wliite, son of John and Elizabeth

White ; b. N. Y. City, Feby 4, 1789 ; m.

Hannah T. Haydock, daughter of John

W. and Elizabeth Haydock ; b. Mch. 27,

1791 ; issue.
VI. Edward White, m. twice ; 1st, Jennette

Jarms ; 2d, Eliza Van VlecTc.
VI. Elizabeth White, unmarried.
VI. Sarah H. White, unmarried.
VI. Henry Kirlce White, m. Anna Maria Eb~

berly.
VI. William H. White, bachelor.
VI. Arthur White, bachelor.
VI. Maria H. White, m. Alfred W. Corlies ; no

issue.

VI. George Arthur White.
VI. Cornelia H White, m. Edwin Maynard.
VI. Edward White, m. twice ; 1st, Jennette
Jarvis ; 2d, Eliza Van Vleck ; issue, two

daughters. VII. Anna & VII. .

VI. Henry Kirke White, m. Anna M. Ebberly ;

issue, VII. George F. White.
VI. Cornelia H. White, m. Edwin Maynard;

issue.
VII. Edwin Percy Maynard.
VII. Alfred Corlies Maynard.
VII. Guy Ferris Maynard.
VII. Cordelia Qarter Maynard.

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Extract from the Roster of New York State Troops (for
Westchester and Dutchess Counties) giving the Ferrises
who took part in the Revolutionary War. See Documents
of Colonial History, Vol. XV., p. 370, et seq.

Name.

Rank.

Regiment

Company.

1. Ferris. Alexander.

Private.

Albert Pawling's.

Livingston's .

2.

' Benjamin..

"

Thaddeus Crane's.

Lawrence's.

3. '

"

Samuel Drake's.

Boyd.

4.

Lieutenant.

"

( t

5.

Private.

ii

Haight's.

6.

Private.

Marin us Willet's.

Welp.

7.

Corporal .

Pawling's .

Livingston's.

8.

« " IPrivate.

Wemple's .

Shepherd's.

9.

i <<

"

Henry Luddington's .

Mead's.

10.

Gideon . . .

ii

Pawling's .

Livingston's.

11.

"

Van Vech ten's.

Winne's.

12.

"

Pawling .

Sacket's .

13.

« «<

"

Crane's.

Lewis .

14. '

' Jonathan...

Sergeant .

Benedict's.

Osborn's.

15.

< «<

Private.

Thomas.

St. John's.

16.

< t

Pawling.

Sackett's.

17.

< <«

"

Thomas.

St . John's .

18.

• <.

«•

Stevenson's.

19.

"

Drake's.

Haight's.

20.

Private.

Thomas.

Lyon's.

21.

' Jonathan . .

"

Drake .

Boyd's .

22. '

' Joseph . . .

"

Stevenson's.

23. '

"

Drake .

Boyd's.

24. '

' Reuben —

Lieut. Col.

Luddington's .

25. '

1 Samuel ....

Drummer.

Crane's.

Lewis .

26. '

« <<

Private.

Pawling's.

Livingston's .

27. •

< «<

"

Thomas.

Lyon.

28. '

"

"

"

Shelby.

29.

Seth. . .' ' ! !

Corporal .

Roswell Hopkins.

Talmadge.

30.

' Silvanus. . .

Private.

Thomas.

Stevenson's .

31.

' Sylvanus . .

"

Pawling's.

Sackett's.

32.

Thomas. . .

Sergeant .

Thomas.

Thomas.

33.

' "

Private.

34.

William . . .

Sergeant .

Hopkins .

Talmadge .

35.

' "...

Private.

Humfrey.

36.

' Benjamin .

"

Crane's.

Lockwood's.

37.

Gould

"

<.

Benton's.

38.

<<

"

"

39.

John

it

1 1

ii

Scofield's.

Ferris,

Grose. Van Schaick, 1st
Reg. of Line.

ii

" Jr

ii

Philip Van Cortlandt,
2d Reg. of Line.

James Holme's 4th
Reg. of Line.

"

ii

" "

"

"

"

Ludewick

James Holme's 4th
Reg. of Line.

<(

"

1 1 <«

ii

Timothy

ii

Robt. Van Rensselaer,
Albany Co.
Militia.
\ John Field.

«<

John

"

( Andrew Morehouse.
j Moses Graham.
1 Roswell Hopkins.

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Miscellaneous.

A. Zechariah Ferris, of Charlestown, Mass.,

1675 ; made a freeman in 1676 ; married
and had the following issue :

B. Zechariah, Jr.; baptized February 6, 1676.
B. Sarah ; baptized November 12, 1676.

B. Hannah ; baptized July 8, 1680.

B. Zechariah Ferris, Jr. ; married, and had issue :

C. Benjamin, who became a Quaker preacher

and went to New Milford in 1711. Smith's
History of Dutchess County, p. 258, says
he, Benjamin, was a settler near Pawling,
and that his father, Zechariah, came to
New Milford.

Syltanus Ferris, of Greenwich ; August 10, 1737,
served against Ticonderoga and Crown
Point ; sold out May 28, 1782, and moved
to Lewiston ; had four sons and five
daughters. Henry settled in Cato, Four
Corners, Cayuga County, N. Y., and had
two sons, Justice and Thatcher. Sylvanus
married Sarah 0. Gastead ; finally died at
Galesburg, 111., 1837.

Benjamin Ferris was appointed State Flour In-
spector, &c, for Westchester County, February
26, 1772. See Colonial Laws, Vol. V, p. 296.

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